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Emerging Research on Adaptive Plants in Karst Ecosystems—2nd Edition

edited by

Yanyou Wu

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2769 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive mechanisms; breeding; agroecosystems; resource utilization; water management; allocation and regionalization; plant electrophysiology; bicarbonate; karst drought

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Analysis of Complex Traits and Molecular Selection in Annual Crops—2nd Edition

edited by

Chao Shen

and

Hantao Wang

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2227 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex traits; QTL mapping; molecular selection; genome-wide association study; linkage mapping; genomics; population genetics; domestication and improvement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)

Innovations and Obstacles: Microbial Communities in the Journey of Soil Remediation

edited by Dong Liu

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 696 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiome transplantation; microbiome storage and efficient application; soil remediation; safety biofertilizers; soil nutrient enhancement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Research Progress on Pathogenicity of Fungi in Crops—2nd Edition

edited by

Yunpeng Gai

and

Hong-Kai Wang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4702 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogenic fungi; identification; phylogenicity; molecular mechanism; pathogenic-related gene; fungi– host interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Towards Sustainability of Controlled Environment Agriculture: Vertical Farms vs. Greenhouses

edited by

Shumei Zhao

and

Weitang Song

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3366 | Submission Open

Keywords: vertical farms; greenhouses; sustainability; intelligent agriculture; low-carbon technologies; facility management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Microbial-Based Solutions for Pest Management

edited by

Luca Ruiu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: entomopathogens; fungi; bacteria; baculoviruses; EPNs; Metarhizium; Beauveria; pests; Bacillus thuringiensis; Pseudomonas; Serratia; microbial control; microorganisms; insects; mites; nematodes; IPM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Role of Plant Growth-Promoting Microbes in Agriculture—2nd Edition

edited by

Luciano Kayser Vargas

and Marco Antonio Nogueira

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 862 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-growth promotion; microbial ecology; nitrogen fixation; biocontrol; nutrient solubilization; synthetic communities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)

Maize Genetic Diversity and Seed Productivity

edited by

Amalio Santacruz Varela

and

Pedro Revilla

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: allelic profile; breeding; corn; genotyping; germplasm; heterosis; heterotic pattern; heterozygosity; hybridization; recurrent selection; seed production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)

Effect of Agronomic Treatment on Seed Germination and Dormancy

edited by

Seung Youn Lee

Duhyun Kim

and

Yong Ha Rhie

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 15145 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed dormancy; germination promotion; seed enhancement; plant hormones; chemical treatments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Soil Evolution, Management, and Sustainable Utilization

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2497 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil evolution; soil management; sustainable utilization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Research Progress and Application Prospect of Medicinal Plants—Volume II

edited by

Marcus Tullius Scotti

Luciana Scotti

and

Eugene Muratov

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1808 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; diseases; drugs; natural products; pharmacological activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Grass and Forage Diseases: Etiology, Epidemic and Management

edited by Xiangling Fang and

Tingyu Duan

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1680 | Submission Open

Keywords: grass diseases; forage diseases; pathogens; disease resistance; management; breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Grassland and Pasture Science)

It Runs in the Family: The Importance of the Lamiaceae Family Species—2nd Edition

edited by

Antonios Chrysargyris

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: edible flowers; organic farming; urban uses; natural products/biological activities; unexplored edible plants; introduction of native populations to cultivation schemes; added-value products; plant byproducts; new technological applications; new cultivation techniques; hydroponics/substrates; essential oils and extract properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Herbicides and Chemical Control of Weeds

edited by

Thomas K. Gitsopoulos

and

Nicholas Emmanuel Korres

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 14222 | Submission Open

Keywords: herbicide resistance; herbicide selectivity; herbicide efficacy; crop tolerance; novel herbicidal activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Weed Science and Weed Management)

Advances in Intelligent Agricultural Development: From Technology to Field Management

edited by

Jinfeng Wang

Han Tang

and Xiaoping Jiang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13535 | Submission Open

Keywords: field management; field information perception; harvest loss reduction technology; intelligent equipment; precision seeding; pest control; machine vision; hyperspectral

(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)

Advances in Data, Models, and Their Applications in Agriculture

edited by Toni Kazic and Addie M. Thompson

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 9996 | Submission Open

Keywords: field phenomics; crop modelling; phenotypic prediction; high throughput phenotyping; data collection and validation; annotation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)

Functional Genomics and Molecular Breeding of Soybeans

edited by Fang Huang, Lin Zhao and Xiaobo Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9582 | Submission Open

Keywords: soybean; functional genomics; molecular breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)

Computer Vision and Deep Learning Technology in Agriculture: 2nd Edition

edited by

Juncheng Ma

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8354 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; computer vision; deep learning; machine learning; image processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)

Nutrient Cycling and Environmental Effects on Farmland Ecosystems

edited by Wenxu Dong and

Anna Walkiewicz

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6612 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient cycling; farmland ecosystems; soil health; NH3 emission; greenhouse gases emission; nitrite leaching; water pollution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)

Innovative Controlled Release Fertilizer Technologies in Agriculture

edited by Juan Li

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3564 | Submission Open

Keywords: controlled release fertilizers (CRFs); fertilizer use efficiency; nutrient demands; nutrient balance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Agro-Environmental Sustainable Exploitation of Halophyte, Medicinal and Aromatic Species from Marginal Areas

edited by

Angelica Giancaspro

and

Pedro Garcia-Caparros

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2736 | Submission Open

Keywords: marginal species; halophytes; salt tolerance; stress adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Effects of the Soil Microbiome on Nutrient Cycling and Soil Health in Agroecosystems

edited by Hui Wei

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2688 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil biodiversity; soil food web; soil microbiomes; soil health; nutrient cycling; agricultural practices; agroecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)

Challenges and Advances in Sustainable Biomass Crop Production

edited by

Efthymios Rodias

and

Charisios Achillas

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2524 | Submission Open

Keywords: agronomic management; crop operations management; bioenergy; crop byproducts; bioproducts; sustainability; green biomass; yellow biomass; information and communications technologies; automation control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)

Land Degradation and Management Strategies: Contributing to Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Changhe Lü

and

Yaqun Liu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2062 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural land degradation; land use and cover change; overgrazing and grassland degradation; land productivity; soil quality; ecosystem services; anthropogenic interference; climate change; food and ecological security; sustainable land management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Modern In Vitro Technologies for Developing Horticulture

edited by

Matteo Caser

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2042 | Submission Open

Keywords: ornamentals; horticulture; medicinal plants; bioreactor; stress tolerance; cyropreservation genetic modification; micropropagation; nanotechnology; bioeconomy; genomics; somaclonal variability; omics; genetic engineering; in vitro; stress resilience; endangered species; rare species; biodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Potential Aspects of Agro-Industrial By-Products in Circular Agriculture

edited by

David Correa-Galeote

and

Antonio Serrano

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1413 | Submission Open

Keywords: agro-industrial residues; agro-wastes; food by-products; novel technology; recovery of proteins; dietary fibers; antioxidants; new fertilizers; etc.; from plant origin by-products; valorization of industrial waste and crop residues with potential; application; biomass conversion; enhancing yield and quality of crops; plague control and stress prevention; new sources of PGRP; new microbial inoculants; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering)

Advancement in Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Automation and Crop Management

edited by Peter P. Ling,

Milon Chowdhury

and

Teng Yang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1224 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced environmental control techniques; canopy architecture optimization; root zone management; energy use efficiency; AI-based plant health and growth prediction; decision support systems; climate-smart advanced technology; sustainability of CEA production

Soil Organic Matter and Tillage

edited by

Cledimar Rogerio Lourenzi

Arcângelo Loss

and

Heike Knicker

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 907 | Submission Open

Keywords: conventional tillage; reduced tillage; no-till systems; soil health; agricultural sustainability; crop residue management; long-term studies; soil fertility; soil structure; environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Progress and Innovations in Breeding Objectives and Technologies for Solanaceae Crops Production

edited by

Elizanilda Ramalho do Rêgo

and Fernando Finger

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 822 | Submission Open

Keywords: solanaceae crops; breeding objectives; breeding technology; fruit quality; high-quality genes; crop phenotype; premium variety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)

Enhancing Food Quality and Plant Stress Tolerance through Selenium Biofortification: Strategies, Progress, and Challenges

edited by María Gabriela Guevara

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 774 | Submission Open

Keywords: crops improvement; climate change; selenium; biofortification; foods; human health; plant abiotic stress; plant biotic stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Plant Tissue Culture and Plant Somatic Embryogenesis–2nd Edition

edited by

Justyna Lema-Rumińska

and

Danuta Kulpa

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 755 | Submission Open

Keywords: breeding; elicitation; genetic stability; micropropagation; molecular markers; regeneration; slow growth; somatic embryos

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)

Genetic Identification and Characterisation of Crop Agronomic Traits and Stress Resistance—2nd Edition

edited by

Niharika Sharma

Jayakumar Bose

and

Kalenahalli N. Yogendra

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 734 | Submission Open

Keywords: agronomic traits; crop improvement; breeding; abiotic/biotic stress; genetic characterisation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)

Site-Specific Weed Management (SSWM): Integrating Weed Population Dynamics with Information-Communications Technologies (ICTs)

edited by

Guillermo R. Chantre

, Roberto Benech-Arnold and

Marcos Yanniccari

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open

Keywords: weed bioecology; population dynamics; precision agriculture; remote sensing; proximal sensing; artificial intelligence; decision support systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Weed Science and Weed Management)

Multi-omic Integration for Applied Prediction Breeding

edited by

Moysés Nascimento

Diego Jarquin

and Camila Ferreira Azevedo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop improvement; artificial intelligence; machine learning; mixed models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)

Advanced Lighting Strategies for Controlling Crop Development and Quality

edited by

Onofrio davide Palmitessa

and

Giacomo Cocetta

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart light management systems; input use efficiency; light emitting diodes (LEDs); greenhouse horticulture; vertical farming; indoor farming; vegetables quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)

The Structure of Plant Microbiomes and the Implications for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by Zongzhuan Shen and

Beibei Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant microbiome; plant health; microbial communities; sustainable agriculture; plant growth promotion; agricultural microorganisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Genetic Resources, Phylogenies and Breeding Strategies in Cucurbitaceae

edited by Shuangshuang Yan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic resources; phylogenies; breeding strategies; Cucurbitaceae

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)

Effect of Fertilizer Application on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Soil Carbon Sequestration

edited by

Weichao Yang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: greenhouse gases; N2O; CO2; manure application; fertilizer management; nitrification inhibitor; biofertilizer; organic substitution; green manure; nitrogen cycle; yield; soil organic carbon

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Biorational Plant- and Microbial-Based Products for Controlling Neotropical Pests

edited by

Eugenio E. Oliveira

Hong Yang

Guy Smagghe

and

Raimundo Wagner S. Aguiar

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; biotechnology; biorational pesticides; neotropical pests; integrated pest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Postharvest Physiology of Fruits and Vegetables—2nd Edition

edited by

Rajko Vidrih

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruit; vegetable; postharvest physiology; cuticle characterization; mold alternative inhibition; aroma volatiles; electronic nose; heat treatments; light irradiation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Nano-Farming: Crucial Solutions for the Future

edited by

Hassan El-Ramady

József Prokisch

and

Eric C. Brevik

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14970 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano-farming; soil pollution; nanomaterials; human health; nano-bioremediation; nano-pollution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Plant–Water Relationships for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Anastasios Zotos

and

Angelos A. Patakas

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2747 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant– water relationships; sustainable agriculture; smart agriculture; precision agriculture; plant ecophysiology; plant stress physiology; abiotic stress; plant water status; irrigation management; plant adaptation; Internet of Things (IoT)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

Weed Biology and Ecology: Importance to Integrated Weed Management

edited by

Agnieszka Lejman

Judith Wirth

and

Shouhui Wei

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2379 | Submission Open

Keywords: weed biology and ecology; weed control; weed resistance; weed management; climate changes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Weed Science and Weed Management)

Optimizing Crop Water Use: Advances and Applications in Deficit Irrigation Strategies

edited by

Fernando França da Cunha

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1859 | Submission Open

Keywords: deficit irrigation; evapotranspiration; innovations in water management; irrigation management; precision irrigation; sustainable irrigation strategies; water optimization; water productivity; water use efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

Application of Internet of Things in Agroecosystems

edited by

Jianmin Gao

and

Min Dai

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 631 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things (IoT); precision agriculture; automated disease control; smart irrigation systems; sensor networks; machine learning; digital twin; deep learning; precision spraying

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)

Applications of Pre- and Post-harvest Techniques in Horticultural Products

edited by

Mengyao Li

and

Ya Luo

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 94626 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural products; pre-harvest and post-harvest techniques; biological characteristics; nutritional quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Sustainable Cropping Systems and Biomasses for Energy and Biorefinery Applications

edited by

Nicolai David Jablonowski

Moritz von Cossel

and

Yasir Iqbal

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14893 | Submission Open

Keywords: residues-/waste-/recycling-derived fertilizers; soil improvement; soil conditioners (e.g. biochars; algae biomass; other organic residues); waste stream-based; multi-product and/or decentralized and/or modular bio-refinery concepts; alternative crops and agronomic approaches; biodiversity and ecologically robust agronomic practices; nutrient recycling and alternative fertilizers; marginal soils; soil amelioration; biogenic fuels and biogas; biogenic residues; biogenic products and platform chemicals; thermochemical conversion of biomass; biomass to liquid (BtL) and bio based polymers; bio-oils production via Fischer– Tropsch synthesis

Nematode Diseases and Their Management in Crop Plants

edited by

Isabel Luci Pisa Mata da Conceição

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4156 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop production; crop protection; integrated pest management; nematode diseases; pest control; plant-parasitic nematodes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Advances in Grassland Productivity and Sustainability — 2nd Edition

edited by

Mohamed Abdalla

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3784 | Submission Open

Keywords: grassland; production; grazing; degradation; GHG emissions; climate change; biodiversity; modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Grassland and Pasture Science)

Insecticide Resistance: The Genetic Basis and Underlying Mechanisms in Pests

edited by

Youhui Gong

and

Xin Yang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic mutations; resistance evolution; molecular mechanisms; target insensitivity; metabolic resistance; phenotype; overexpression; duplication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

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